So far, only two African countries — Egypt and Morocco — have received some Covid-19 vaccine doses, all from China. Health experts and officials across the continent are now worried that Africa could be up against long wait for the vaccine-aided recovery from the global health crisis. A number of factors have fuelled what is increasingly turning out to be hypocrisy of the western countries regarding global solidarity against the pandemic. As of December 27, 2020, there were 1,816,552 Covid-19 infections in Africa, with 24,464 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. With only four African countries projected to record positive economic growth this year, millions are slipping back to poverty through job and business loses.

Source: The Star January 05, 2021 01:52 UTC